FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—The construction of a gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji was completed on June 17, two weeks ahead of its use to stop crowds and unsafe climbing of Japan ...

On June 18, ahead of the start of climbing season in July, busloads of tourists, including many from abroad, arrived at the fifth station of Mount Fuji here along the Fuji Subaru Line toll road.

He's spent the past 14 years working on Mt. Fuji, where he leads foreign climbers from the 5th station to the summit about 20 times a month during the summer. So far he has scaled the peak more ...

On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base station of Japan's Mount ... entrance to the Shinto shrine up ahead. Mt Fuji, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka ...

The number of climbers on Mt. Fuji last year recovered to near pre-pandemic levels. The prefecture will set up a gate at the fifth station at an altitude of 2,300 meters. The gate will be closed ...

like Mt Fuji 5th Station, Arakurayama Sengen Park, Yamanakako Hot Spring, and more. Mt. Fuji Flower Festival & Ropeway & Fruit Picking Tour: Departing from Tokyo, this full-day tour includes a ...

Major trail congestion The hike to observe the sunrise at the summit of Mount Fuji is not an easy one. Most tours aim to reach a mountain hut at the seventh or eighth station by the early evening ...